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I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by
thy side(illegible text) only for a very little while. The works
that I have in hand I will finish all afterwards.
Away from the sightlook of thy face my heart
knows no rest noror respite and my work
becomes an endless toil in a shoreless
sea of task.
Today the summer has come at my window
with its balny sighs and murmurs, and the
bees are playing their minstrelsy at the court
of the flowering grove. Now it is time to sit
quietly face to face with thee and to sing dedication
of life in this silent and overflowing leisure.
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